The Hampshire-based Game Group has collapsed into administration. Nearly 5,500 employees face an uncertain future. The chain employs 385 people at its Basingstoke headquarters alone. The professional services firm PwC has been appointed as administrator.

Statement just in from Portsmouth administrator Trevor Birch: "I've been overwhelmed by the support for Portsmouth FC. At Saturday's match I met stalwarts of the club who offered unconditional support. They told me they would work for nothing to keep Pompey alive. It was a humbling experience."_